Create Screenshots

I use this technique if I am creating new pages, otherwise I edit online. Use a text editor or word and compose your text for the documentation Collect and prepare the screenshots necessaary. Then upload.

1. Use your “PrintScreen” Key to copy it to the Clipboard. Alt-Printscreen should do the current active window.
2. Then paste the clipboard into your Microsoft Picture Editior or your favorite Photo Editor, Gimp or whatever, Crop and Resize are the only actions needed other than Save As.
3. Crop everything extraneous, never show more than the Opencpn screeen unless there is a good reason.
4. Resize to no more than 800 max x less.
5. Add any marks or notations that are needed (often not needed)
6. Save it to an upload directory with a reasonably descriptive filename. Use PNG or JPG format.
7. Try to compose the screenshots needed before doing them, it saves time re uploading new image.
8. Windows 10 users may not have Printscreen button. In that case use Windows Key + Fn + Spacebar.
9. To take a screenshot and save it as a file. Press the Windows logo key +PrtScn. Or, if you're using a tablet, press the Windows logo button + the volume down button. The screen will dim for a moment when the screen is copied and saved as a file in the Screenshots folder (which is in your Pictures folder).
10. 3 Ways to Take a Screenshot in Microsoft Windows - wikiHow
11. How to take a screenshot in any version of Windows - CNET

1. Max Resolution is 800xLess.
2. It is best to have a full screeen overall with first plugin menus up (sometimes all of the menus) and the screen displaying the particular action or function.
3. Then it is very helpful to have closer clips of sections of the screen, buttons used, menus in particular, as they are used and needed.
4. Try to remember that less is more

Keep it simple. Keep it concise, Extra words are not read. Also the manual is getting pretty big to download.